Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-31

I'D. Inc C60ITal ITaLlC ASSOCIATION mas
been at work for over q year IN
endeavoring to reach an agreement
for the abolition OF this system,
but not until now have the lines been
able to reach unanimous concurrence.
A circular announcing the fact was is
sued from the rooms of the Central
Traffic Association in Chicago dated to-
day, sigred by Assistant Commissioner
George II Daniels, and approved by
Commissioner G R Blanchard. 1t Is ad-
dressed to all ticket agents and ticket
S llers throughout the United States and
Canada, and recites the action
of sundry meetings leading up
to dGte, beginning with the meet
ing Of the Central Traffic Association
at Chicago, December 10 last, when the
commissioner was requested to get the
vote Of all the railways in the Central Traf
tic Association to certify on the subject Of
abOlishing commissions The next meet
ing was held in New York on the 81
inst, at which the general passenger
agents OF the trunk lines OF the Central
Trs ffic Association and the New England
Passenger Association and Southern Pas
senger Association, as well as a large
number of the lines in New En-
land, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania not members of the above
associations, representing ninety-twO
transportation comp MES were present
This meeting unanimously recon-
mended the total stoppage OF COM
mission payments not merely to
scaIpers, but to regular ticket agents
of the roads themselves, and that all
proper means be used to secure concur
rent action without delay. On the fol-
lowing day this action was approved by
the presidents and managers of the joint
commission and the commissioner was
instructed to issue circular
covering that &C ion. The circular pro-
Ceeds as follows: "In accordance with
the above action, you are hereby notified
no commissions or other compensation Of
any kind or character will be paid or par
ticipated in by the under mentioned lines
for the sale Of tickets or for the securing
Of passenger traffic over these lines or
any of them from and after AUril l, 1887. I
By authority of the managing officers of
the roads he signed IT..
The Importance of this movement NAV |
be estimated when it is understood that |
the various associations agreeing about |
ticket commissions comprise the Cen |
tral Traffic Association, composed of all |
important lines east of Chicago and St. |
Louis, west of western termini of the
lines between Buffalo, Salamacar and |
Wheeling on the west and New York, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore on the east; the
Southern Passenger Association which
comprises all important lines east of the
and south of the Ohio and
Potomac, and the New England AssoCia
ton, comprising all the important rail
way lines in New England.
The egreemeut is made more binding
by another clause providing that neither
Of agreeing companies will act as agent
for connecting lines who continue to pay
their agents commissions.
The joint commission discussed the
trouble with the Grand Trunk Railway,
but finally decided to take no action in
the premises. A managers NEE
ing, however, was held af-
ter the adjournment of the Joint
and composed nearly Of the
same persons, decided in view OF the
support given to the rule aboIishing
ticket scalping" cOncede to the Grand
Trunk Road differential east-bound pas
senger rates. They are allowed 81 so
)n passengers from chicago to New York
md So on Chicago to Boston via Mon.
real and this is placed in the circular.
The Grand Trunk has had this differen-
ial some time. The meeting adjourned
20 Chicago, April a.